sectionalism vs partiality

sectionalism and partiality both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sectionalism	Yes	No	No	No
partiality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, partiality is a hypernym of sectionalism; that is, partiality is a word with a broader meaning than sectionalism:

sectionalism: a partiality for some particular place
partiality: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

Other hypernyms of sectionalism include partisanship.

sectionalism (noun)	partiality (noun)
a partiality for some particular place	an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
	a predisposition to like something